Crime & Safety
Missing Lake Grove Teenager Found OK: Police
Gladis Portillo, 14, who was last seen leaving her home on Saturday, was found unharmed, police say.
Updated 7:50 p.m.: Gladis Portillo, 14, has been found and is unharmed, police said.
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LAKE GROVE, NY — A Lake Grove girl was reported missing on Monday morning, Suffolk police said.
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Gladis Portillo, 14, was last seen leaving her 99 Hallock Road home around 1 p.m. Saturday, police said. Police said detectives believe she got into a blue sedan with a male acquaintance in his early to mid-20s. She was reported missing by a family member at 2:40 a.m. Monday, police said.
Police described Portillo as Hispanic with a light complexion, 5 feet 8 inches tall and 110 pounds. Portillo has black hair and black eyes. She may be traveling to Maryland with the man in the blue sedan, police said.
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Detectives asked anyone with information on Portillo’s location to contact Fourth Squad detectives at 631-854-8452 or 911.
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